RAI uses Story Productions LIVEU crew for live broadcasts of Italian president's tour

RAI reporters collaborated with locally sourced LIVEU teams during Italian President Sergio Mattarella's visit to Brazil in July 2024.  The Presidential visit marked the first state visit to Brazil by an Italian president in 24 years.

President Mattarella began his stately visit on July 15, 2024.  The Italian president met with President Lula at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília.

In São Paulo, President Mattarella's first stop was at the Immigration Museum in the Mooca district.

The museum was founded in 1993 in remembrance of immigrants who came to Brazil in the late 1800s.

Back then, the installation was known as the Hospedaria do Bras and was the Sao Paulo version of "Ellis Island".  Immigrants would spend a couple of weeks in quarantine before being sent to farms in need of working hands.

Following this, we accompanied President Mattarella to the Arsenal da Esperança shelter. Founded in 1996 by Ernesto Olivero and the Fraternity of Hope, this Italian community belongs to Sermig (Servizio Missionario Giovani) and aims to assist the homeless population. Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB) and Vice-Governor Felicio Ramuth (PSD) joined Mattarella during this visit.

This is where our LIVEU crew covered the Live entries by RAI journalist Francesco Accardo and Sonia D'Ottavio.

Our Live transmission concluded in Rio de Janeiro, where President Mattarella visited the National Library (BN) and inaugurated the exhibition "Rio: Nova Roma – Cultural Alliances - 150 Years of Italian Immigration."

It was an honour for  Story Productions to cover this historic event.